The Agricultural Commodities (Coronavirus)(Income Support) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2020

Interpretation

2.  In this Scheme–

“APHIS” means the Animal and Public Health Information System operated by the Department;

“applicant” except in relation to an application for review under Article 10 means a cattle, milk, potato or sheep producer who makes an application;

“application” means an application for an income support payment made in accordance with Article 3(4);

“business ID” means a number issued by the Department to a cattle, milk or sheep producer and which identifies that producer on APHIS;

“cattle producer” means a person with a business ID who raises cattle for sale as beef and/or beef products;

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“first purchaser” means a person other than a milk producer who purchases milk from a milk producer for processing;

“income support payment” means a payment made under Article 4;

“milk producer” means a person with a business ID who produces milk from cattle for the purposes of sale to a first purchaser;

“potato producer” means a person with a business ID who produces potatoes for sale as potatoes or potato products;

“sheep producer” means a person with a business ID who raises sheep for sale as sheepmeat or sheepmeat products;

“slaughter” means slaughter or export for slaughter at a slaughterhouse as defined at point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and approved or conditionally approved under Article 4 of that Regulation.

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O.J. L139, 30.04.2004